Private and recreational flying · Private-pilot course
Private Pilot training
St. Charles Flying Service · St. Charles County Smartt Airport, Portage Des Sioux · United States
At a glance
- Training category
- Private and recreational flying
- Aircraft category
- Fixed-wing (aeroplane)
- Prepares for
- Private Pilot Certificate (airplane)
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Authority
- FAA
- Training framework
- FAA Part 141 pilot school certificate
- Training base
- St. Charles County Smartt Airport (KSET)
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Schedule not stated
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Private pilot training under the school's Part 141 certificate, using a Cessna/King Part 141 private pilot ground kit; also offers private pilot ground school on Tuesday evenings and multi-engine training.
- Completion provides
- Not stated on the page.
- Still required
- Not stated by the school. Check the authority's requirements.
- Approval scope
- Page describes the school as a Part 141 flight school; course-level scope not stated.
A course completion certificate is not necessarily a pilot licence or rating. The licensing authority issues licences and ratings after its own requirements are met.
Entry requirements
- Minimum age
- Not published
- Prerequisites
- Not published
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Not stated by the school
Only an official aeromedical assessment can establish medical fitness. This site does not decide eligibility.
Duration and hours
These figures answer different questions and must not be read as one another. Weather, aircraft availability, student progress, examinations and scheduling all affect real completion time.
Regulatory minimum
Not recorded for this program.
Advertised package hours
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- Not published
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
USD 168.20Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 1 April 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour, wet; effective April 1, 2026; 30 minute minimum rental.
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 152
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: stcharlesflyingservice.com/aircraft-rental-instruction-rates/
USD 199.30Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 1 April 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour, wet; effective April 1, 2026; 30 minute minimum rental.
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 172 (160 hp, GNS 430W)
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: stcharlesflyingservice.com/aircraft-rental-instruction-rates/
USD 212Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 1 April 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour, wet; effective April 1, 2026; 30 minute minimum rental.
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 172 (180 hp)
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: stcharlesflyingservice.com/aircraft-rental-instruction-rates/
USD 301.70Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 1 April 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour, wet; effective April 1, 2026; 30 minute minimum rental.
- Aircraft:
- Cessna 182 RG
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: stcharlesflyingservice.com/aircraft-rental-instruction-rates/
USD 429.40Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 1 April 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour, wet; effective April 1, 2026; 30 minute minimum rental.
- Aircraft:
- BE76 Duchess
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: stcharlesflyingservice.com/aircraft-rental-instruction-rates/
USD 145.50Aircraft rental, per hourprice date 1 April 2026
Hourly charge for the aircraft only. Check whether it is wet (fuel included) or dry (fuel not included).
Per hour, wet; effective April 1, 2026; 30 minute minimum rental.
- Aircraft:
- Piper J3 Cub
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Wet (fuel included)
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: stcharlesflyingservice.com/aircraft-rental-instruction-rates/
USD 75Instructor, per hourprice date 1 April 2025
Hourly charge for the instructor only.
All dual instruction, ground school and briefing; effective April 1, 2025.
- Ground instruction:
- Included
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Not stated
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: stcharlesflyingservice.com/aircraft-rental-instruction-rates/instr
Prices are shown in the original currency on the date given and are not converted. Hourly rates and package prices answer different questions and are not compared here. Check the school for current prices.
- Deposit and cancellation
- Not published
Authority records for this school and base
Stated by the schoolFAAFAA Part 141 pilot school certificateCertificate
Scope: Scope not stated on the page.
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.